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Apple Faces ‘Chicken-or-Egg Problem’ as Vision Pro Interest Flags
Apple Faces ‘Chicken-or-Egg Problem’ as Vision Pro Interest Flags
October 13, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly struggling to land major software makers to build apps for its Vision Pro. It’s a difficulty that threatens to hold back new...

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Google Seeks Pause in Play Store Antitrust Ruling
Google Seeks Pause in Play Store Antitrust Ruling
October 13, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Google wants to pause a ruling requiring it to open its Play Store to rivals. The tech giant argues that U.S. District Judge James Donato’s...

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Judge Rules Google Play Store Must Change Policies in US
Judge Rules Google Play Store Must Change Policies in US
October 07, 2024  |  Google

A federal judge ruled Monday (Oct. 7) that Google must make several changes to policies that discourage competition with its Google Play Store. For a...

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Amazon to Change How Alexa Developers Are Paid
Amazon to Change How Alexa Developers Are Paid
April 10, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon will stop paying developers to create applications — called Skills — for its voice assistant Alexa. This will end an offering that has been...

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Apple Announces App Distribution Changes to Comply With DMA
Apple Announces App Distribution Changes to Comply With DMA
March 06, 2024  |  Apple

Apple has made some changes to its policies around app distribution in the European Union (EU) to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)....

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Japan Readying Legislation to Boost Competition Among App Stores
Japan Readying Legislation to Boost Competition Among App Stores
June 18, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Japan is looking to boost competition among app stores and payments. A government panel released a report Friday (June 16) saying that app store operators...

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Appeals Court Allows Links to Payments Outside Apple App Store
Appeals Court Allows Links to Payments Outside Apple App Store
April 24, 2023  |  Apple

Developers may soon be able to offer links enabling payments outside Apple’s App Store. A United States appeals court upheld an earlier ruling in a...

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Google Tells Indian Court Antitrust Order Will Hinder Android Ecosystem 
Google Tells Indian Court Antitrust Order Will Hinder Android Ecosystem 
January 10, 2023  |  Google

Google says an Indian antitrust order will hinder the Android ecosystem. The company told the Indian Supreme Court that the antitrust order will slow the...

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App Developers Bring Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
App Developers Bring Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
January 17, 2020  |  Legal

Facebook has been sued by four companies regarded alleged anti-competitive practices, according to a report by Reuters. The companies say that the social media giant...

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